The Hating Game

Autor: Sally Thorne

The story is set in the high-stakes world of New York City publishing at the newly merged company Bexley & Gamin. Lucy Hutton and Joshua Templeman are executive assistants to the company’s co-CEOs. They sit across from each other and engage in a series of “passive-aggressive games,” such as the Staring Game and the Mirror Game, to pass the time and express their mutual disdain. Their professional war escalates when a single managing director position is announced. They strike a deal: whoever doesn’t get the promotion must quit. The rivalry begins to blur into attraction following a passionate encounter in an elevator and a company paintball outing where Joshua cares for a sick Lucy.